With City Football Group breaking new sporting ground in launching the first MLS team to play in the five boroughs, sports reporter Justin Tasch ponders just how successful NYCFC will be in drawing a crowd to the Yankee Stadium for the big kick-off in 2015.

“Behind the right-center (sic) field bleachers Wednesday in Yankee Stadium, where the Bleacher Creatures normally patrol and perform their roll call at the start of Yankees games, a sky-blue banner with white lettering said "Welcome to the home of New York City FC.”,” Tasch writes.

“When Manchester City played here a year ago against Chelsea, NYCFC had just been announced. This time the expansion MLS club is less than a year from beginning competition and has grabbed headlines with the superstar signings of David Villa and Frank Lampard.

“An ad on the center field video board before kick-off featuring photos of Villa and Lampard asking fans to purchase season tickets."

...NY Daily News...

“The buzz for NYCFC is palpable, and local fans are buying in.

“Michael King, a 43-year-old Man City fan from Neptune, N.J., said he was a Red Bulls fan but is switching his allegiance.

“"Because I'm a Man City fan and I'm a Yankees fan," said King, who took his wife Heidi to Wednesday's match. "The fact that my Premier League club is buying an MLS team, I'm switching. I've already bought the gear."”

According to the Washington Post, more people attended the game on Wednesday than have been present at any New York Yankees baseball game this season, so the hunger for top level football in the Bronx looks like it’s there!

Meanwhile, there are quotes attributed to James Milner across many of the newspapers you’re waking up to.

The England international has allegedly told journalists that he wants to extend his deal at City… so long as he gets game time in the upcoming season.